Beach Dickerson | |
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 Beach Dickerson | |
| Born | Charles Beach Dickerson 1923 or 1924 Glennville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 2005(2005-12-07) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Charles Beach Dickerson (1923 or 1924 – December 7, 2005) was an American actor known for such films as The Trip and Crazy Mama.[1]
Career
Dickerson worked frequently with director Roger Corman.[1] His first appearance was in Attack of the Crab Monsters.[1]
He also appeared in the films Sorority Girl, Rock All Night, Cocaine and Blue Eyes, Teenage Caveman and the 1991 film Future Kick.[1][2]
Death
Dickerson died in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 2005, at the age of 81.[1]
He willed three houses to his friend, author Scotty Bowers.[3] The spreading of Dickerson's ashes by Bowers was shown in the 2017 documentary film Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.[4]
Partial filmography
- 1956 Hollywood or Bust as Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters as Seaman Ron Fellows
- 1957 Rock All Night as The Kid
- 1957 Loving You as Glenn (uncredited)
- 1957 Sorority Girl as Terry's Boyfriend
- 1958 War of the Satellites as Crewman With Gun
- 1958 Teenage Caveman as Fair-Haired Boy / Man from Burning Plains / Tom-Tom Player / Bear
- 1959 T-Bird Gang as Barney Adams
- 1960 Visit to a Small Planet as Beatnik (uncredited)
- 1960 G.I. Blues as Warren
- 1961 Creature from the Haunted Sea as Pete Peterson Jr.
- 1964 Shell Shock as Rance
- 1967 The Trip
- 1968 The Savage Seven as Bruno
- 1968 Killers Three as Scotty
- 1969 Like Mother Like Daughter as Joe "Jo-Jo"
- 1969 The Gun Runner as Max Keeler
- 1970 The Dunwich Horror as Mr. Cole
- 1970 Angels Die Hard as "Shank"
- 1971 Bury Me an Angel as Harry
- 1971 Welcome Home, Soldier Boys as Used Car Salesman
- 1972 Runaway, Runaway as Bruce, Lorri's Customer
- 1973 Cleopatra Jones as Homosexual (uncredited)
- 1974 Summer School Teachers as Apartment Manager
- 1975 Capone as Joe Kepka
- 1975 Crazy Mama as Desk Clerk
- 1976 Eat My Dust as G.I. Jackson
- 1981 Smokey Bites the Dust as Band Director
- 1985 School Spirit as Second Doctor
- 1988 Deadly Dreams as Sportsman #2
- 1991 Future Kick as Hotel Clerk
References
- Variety Staff (December 19, 2005). "Beach Dickerson". Variety.
- "Beach Dickerson". TV Guide.
- Debruge, Peter (June 22, 2006). "Bartender To Babyon". Variety.
- Owens, Jeff (August 17, 2018). "New Doc Exposes 'Secret History of Hollywood' (But I Want to Know More About 'Scotty')". Boom/Howdy. Retrieved March 1, 2020.